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Andrea Pirlo, Romelu Lukaku Receive Italian Football Hall of Fame Honours

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Andrea Pirlo, Romelu Lukaku and Zbigniew Boniek are among the players who will be honoured during this year's Italian football Hall of Fame ceremony on May 4.

Per Football Italia, the Italian Football Federation announced Pirlo as the latest addition to the Hall of Fame. Lukaku will be given the Astori Award for fair play, and Boniek will be recognised for his contributions to the sport in Italy as a foreign player. Carlo Mazzone will be inducted among the HoF coaches and Antonio Percassi among the directors.

The Hall of Fame was born in 2011, and since the first edition of the event, an impressive list of players has been inducted.